ECIJA has received 11 nominations for the The Legal 500 Iberia Awards 2026
Among the nominations, ECIJA stands out for being nominated for TMT Firm of the Year, an award that reinforces the firm's leadership in technology, media, and telecommunications, after being recently recognised by *Expansión* as Best Firm in Technology and Artificial Intelligence.
ECIJA has also been nominated for Law Firm of the Year – Portugal, Client Satisfaction, consolidating its position in the Iberian market and the recognition of the trust placed in it by its clients.
Individually, the following have been nominated: Teresa Pereyra, in the category of New Generation Partner in Privacy and Data Protection; Daniel López, in the category of Lawyer of the Year in Privacy and Data Protection; Librado Loriente, in the category of New Generation Partner in Conflict Resolution; Víctor Moralo, in Environment – Lawyer of the Year; Cristina Villasante, in TMT – New Generation Partner; Pablo Jiménez de Parga, in Economic Crime – Lawyer of the Year; José Luís da Cruz Vilaça, in EU Law and Competition – Lawyer of the Year and Lawyer of the Year – Portugal; and Alejandro Touriño, in Lawyer of the Year.
These 11 nominations recognise the talent of ECIJA's teams, the trust that its clients place in them, and the firm's ability to lead in some of the most strategic areas of the legal market, ranging from technology, privacy and data protection to conflict resolution, environmental law, competition law, white-collar crime, and innovation in the provision of legal services.
The winners will be announced on 26 November 2026, during the gala of the The Legal 500 Iberia Awards, which will be held at the Four Seasons Hotel Madrid.
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